timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. traffic is picking up. we are dealing with several accidents. there's a crash on the baltimore howard county line. it's on frederick road at river road. another accident on 795 along the northbound lanes at owings mills boulevard. as we look live at 795, here at could bys mil road traffic is moving along. there are not any delays traveling southbound. it's going to take you the normal 10 minutes from westminster pike to the beltway. and here's a live look at the west side of the beltway. traffic is moving along here at liberty road. just 8 minutes right now to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70 and the east side of the beltway nice and clear. 11 minutes right now on the outer loop from 95 all the way up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic charley over to you. it's billed as the largest outdoor show and this morning it's called off but at least for now. the eastern sports and outdoors show is held in harrisburg and was slated to open next saturday. but a move by the show's

organizer last week started the ball rolling. reid exhibition ban the sale and display of modern sporting rifles lining the ar15 at the -- things like the ar-15 at the show. at last count, more than 300 vendors pulled out of the show and among them the sponsor cabela's. finally reid announced they would postpone show indefinitely and now the spin begins. some say reid stood up for beliefs and didn't bow down to the nr amount and other guns rights groups and others say it's a victory in the show of sol dearied for the second amendment. the show is all things outdoors from camping to fishing and boating and it's not just about hunting and firearms. it drew tens of thousands of people and more than 1200 vendors. now the vendors along with the hotels and restaurants and harrisburg are counting lost sales not added ref new. total projected -- revenue.

total projected revenue is 54 million. anthony and heson died in police custody in september but the officers involved in his arrest won't face charges. police say that they have been -- he was selling drugs in east baltimore when officers tried to arrest him. at one point, an officer threw anderson to the ground. his family members say was kicked and an autopsy determined the death was a homicide. >> the autopsy tells us you know what we already knew. we knew it because we saw it. but the autopsy confirmed it and it's like they threw all that out the window and just taking the police's word on what happened and that's not fair. it's not fair. >> state's attorney greg bernstein determined the action of one of the officers did cause the death but says that he died during the course of a legitimate arrest and the use of force was not excessive.

english the official language of carroll county. after four months of debate and public hearings they voted eu nan musely. it will require official action -- eu eu unanimously. it will require officials to speak in english. frederick and queen annes counties has the similar policy. parents teach kids to respect others and to ham earth message home -- hammer the message home today it's proclaimed no name calling day here in maryland. a 10-year-old wrote a letter to the governor to make the proclamation and he did. coming up tonight, family members will say final good- byes to earl weaver. the hall of fame manager died a week ago at the age of 82789 his family is holding a private ceremony in florida and a public sear money will be tomorrow. the -- ceremony will be tomorrow. the orioles will hold a memorial here in baltimore but no date has been set. beginning tomorrow, get tickets to spring training for

the o's. they will be in florida beginning next month. you can buy single game tickets for spring training beginning tomorrow. they kick off the spring session on february 23rd against the twins. it's a race unlike any other of four presidents to entertain fans and this year it's going to be a 5th president in the mix. it has been a national tradition for 7 seasons and the team will announce the 5th president tomorrow. we have been throwing out ideas here. >> you bet on abe. >> i do. but if grant is going to be running the bases, he's my guy. >> grant. >> home run for him it's not exactly a water gun. the story coming up at 10. >> but police are using water to fight crime. we will tell you about a new tool called smart water. >> and reporters encounter's number of things, getting -- you wouldn't expect a goat to

be one. >> a great time to go to the website, down load the app and get the storm field app to keep you ahead of the storm with the showers coming through later. but right now in hunt valley, the temperature is at 18 degrees and also you can go to the weather center and get the forecast and a-- and the closings and delays. >> reporter: traffic is starting to pick up on 695 at old court road. we are dealing with a crash on 795 and another on frederick road. i will have all the key tales -- details coming up on good morning maryland.

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it may not be purpose will friday, they are off this week. but we are getting into the spirit. >> the last chance to see the ravens here in baltimore before they head to new orleans. details on the big send off and how you can be a part of it. >> reporter: state highway officials prepare for possible snow by treating the roadways to keep you safe. i am sherrie johnson, that story is coming up. >> and the snow is on the way and also temperatures are going to be heading into the 30s over the next three days. we are talking close to 60 coming up. >> reporter: traffic is pretty slow here on 695 at baltimore national pike and we are dealing with accidents on 795 and frederick road. i will have all the details coming up on good morning maryland.

friday morning and we are working for you i am megan prink especially. >> i am charley crowson a few closings and delays ahead of the storm as we go in for round

two. dorchester county two hours late. they are on a delay and st. mary's county are closed today. >> cecil county will let school out early. the public schools and high school and middle school will get out at one and the elementary school is getting out at 2. >> all this ahead of the weather. let's go over to meteorologist lynette charles and check out what we are in store for. >> we are in store for snow. and we can see it spinning around michigan around the great lakes. and this will all dive off toward the south and east. and we can see some of that snow leading into west virginia as of now. and this will only get closer as we go through the day. right now, though, on maryland's most powerful radar we are dry but changes are coming going into 2 or 3 this afternoon. and with this, we do have a winter weather advisory that is in effect at 2 today. until 9 for all the areas shaded here in the blue. so we are talking about our entire viewing area. we are going to be dealing with the cold temperatures once again. we are not going to get out of this until the end of next week.

but temperatures will begin to go up. so it's 16 in hanover. and we are talking about 15 in parkton and catonsville is at 15 this morning. you know what you need to do. bundle it up as you head out. as we look at the planner, we are planning for flurries around 3:00 be a the -- and the snow will be in here by 7. this is on the tail end of the commute. it's going to be a dicey one. take it eatsy on the roadways and speaking of the roadways let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the snow will impact your evening commute but right now we have our fair share of problems. a crash on 795 along the northbound lanes of owings mills. no delays southbound down towards the beltway. there's another crash on the baltimore howard county line. that has shut down westbound lanes of frederick road at 9 mile circle. if you are traveling on interstate 70, no delays from columbia pike over to 695. and checking in and looking live at the west side of the beltway, here at old court road traffic is starting to pick up on the outer loop. from old court road to route

40. if you are traveling in hunt valley this morning, here's what it look like. 83 at shawan and nice and clear no problems traveling southbound towards the beltway. and it will remain clear as you get on to the jfx. and head downtown. we have a crash in baltimore city to watch out for on howard street at conway street and another accident in northeast baltimore on sinclair lane at chesterfield avenue. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. 6:46. more snow is on the way just in time for the drive home tonight. and the state highway is hoping to prevent a repeat of what happened yesterday morning. abc2 news sherrieionis live with more on what's being done to prepare. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, we are here live from brooklynville overlooking 695 and traffic is definitely picked up this morning. the roads look fine right now. but you know the state highway administration says they are prepared for today's possible snow. we a want to repeat yesterday. state highway officials say they didn't pretreat wednesday

night but the roads will be ready today. highway officials say one reason you saw so much on the road yesterday was because of pavement temperatures. they were too low so anything that was sprayed would freeze. the maryland state high wade administration is reminding drivers to prepare for snow this afternoon because of the pavement, temperatures below 20 degrees, the state highway administration will not pretreat using salt due to potential freezing on the roads. now, crews have been out on patrol overnight preparing for icy conditions. >> let's take a lesson and get ready and prepare because the schools are letting out early or during the storm, people are leaving work, we could potentially have an even worse gridlock. >> reporter: fill your gas tank, make sure you have window washer fluid and ice scraper and a charged cell phone and an alternate route for your travel plans just in case there is a crash. you know there are -- be prepared if you are sitting in

traffic this afternoon. but they say allow yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. reporting live in brooklynville, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. the arctic blast is affecting everybody in the area even the animals can't take the cold. because of the extreme temperatures the maryland zoo in baltimore will be closed for visitors today. coming up new this morning, police in florida have a new weapon to help in the fights against crime it's called smart water which is encoded liquid business owners and residents can use as identifying marks on belongings. people can spray it on anintruder. it last up to five years and only shows up under an ultra violet light. the mayor of fort lauderdale introduced it this week. >> we will roll it out and let's see how successful we will be. and i will tell you how successful we will be, extremely. >> police will be able to lift sam pulse of residue off a suspect or stolen goods and match it with the smart water owner. right now, the product is being

used in one neighborhood as part of a pilot program. five things to know. the vice president goes to virginia today to talk about curbing gun violence. joe biden is going to speak at virginia commonwealth university about the white how's gun policy agenda. biden is the head of antigun violence task force. it's the last day for the treasury secretary timothy geithner who is stepping down after holding the job for more than three years. he is replaced by president obama's current chief of staff. [audio not understandable] the decision to legalize abortion. former presidential candidate rick santorum is one of the guest speakers and will join marches as they make their way to the steps of the people are court. maryland two most western counties wants state support for development of an energy corridor. they are pitching a proposal in annapolis and officials from allegheny and garrett countsies say it would cree -- counties

say it would create jobs and generate revenue. four house -- a company made donations to local fire departments in the past. three days the ravens make -- shall in three days, the ravens make the trip to the big easy and they want to be sent off in style. a huge rally is planned ahead of the departure and this morning linda so is live at the inner harbor with details and you know, we are days away from this. there's a great way fans to get out and see the team before they make it to superbowl xlvii. >> reporter: this is when the rally all begins here at the amphitheater at the inner harbor. this town has been waiting so long for the ravens to go back to the superbowl. you don't have to look far to see the buildings lit up in purple. and the rally on monday will be the last chance to see the ravens here in baltimore before they head off. everything gets started early

in the morning. over there at the restaurant 98 rock will broadcast life from -- live from 6 to 10. fans are welcomed and they will give out free breakfast and the rally begins here at 11:30 officially. the mayor will be here and so will ravens cheerleaders and poe and the marching band. and the best part will come at 12:15 when coach harbaugh and all the players including ray lewis will show up at the rally on their team bus before heading off to the airport for a new -- for new orleans. all the fans are welcomed and it's sure to be an exciting time. it starts at 11:30. come on out. it's the big send off and hoping for that huge win on superbowl sunday. land so, abc2 -- linda so, abc2 news. we will leave the city with a lasting sitter leaving it better than we found it. abc2 is teaming up with the st. bernard project to recruit ravens fans to rebuild homes

destroyed by hurricane trina. we only need one hour of your time. there are more than 40,000 homes that need help. more than 7 years after the storm hit. if you would like to help out, go to abc2news.com for more information on ravens for nola. you remember watching the jetsons and wonder when we would be able to fly around in cars? that moment could be here and aviation engineer developed a sky car. it can take off and land vertically. he teamed up with another company to start production on the sky car. he says the first batch of cars will be two seaters and should be finished by 2014. we arements away from 7:00. we have had the days when you wake up and feel too sick to go to work so you pick it up and call in say you know, i am not going to mack it in. it all happened to us but debra ford retired from the poetal service in 44 years and in all that time she never called out sick for work. that moons she worked more than 11,000 days without ever missing one -- means she worked

more than 11,000 days without missing one. she says there were days she didn't feel well but knew duty called. >> didn't you want to go to the mailbox and get a letter? and i wanted to make sure you get one. >> you felt a duty. >> right. neither rain sleet or snow. >> you have to get the job done. her dedication didn't go unnoticed her record raised penson an extra 5%. raced her pension an extra 5% did -- raised her pension an extra 5%. the city has been dealing with frigid temperatures for days and froze this park. >> in the nation's capital this is the smithsonian nation museum of the american indian water fall and because of cold temperatures, it looks like a crystal display than it does a water fall. time tore a check on our -- for a check on our weather. knock like -- nothing like that yet but it could be on the way. >> yeah. we have the cold temperatures. they have been sticking around for a while. and we are feeling it this morning. look what we have in eldersburg

this morning and park wil. both 18 degrees. we are at 14 in pylesville and denton coming in at 18. marchedela springs at 18 and annapolis as well. we have temperatures in the teens. if we have the winds kick up a -- winds kick up a little bit we will feel like we are in the single digits as we go into the afternoon or actually this morning we will feel like the teens this afternoon. satellite and radar also going to be bringing snow across the area. this is the big story. everybody wants to know how much we will get. i will show you totals in a second. we can see it squeaking down across west virginia. so this could arrive a little sooner than depicted maybe around 1 instead of 3:00 time frame. but we are going to be dealing with some snow coming in across the area. that potential is here. now this is the clipper that's down across michigan. this is the one that will slide and work its way in here throughthe rest of the afternoon and evening. we are watching this area of low pressure developing along a cold front. if the two come together, we

will be seeing more snowfall across the area. we are just thinking that we will get the clipper system. so with that, we are thinking one to two inch of snow and we could have local amounts of 2 ormore. so be prepared for that as well. it's going to be the type of snow you can sweep. you don't have to shovel. we have too much dry air in place for that. here it comes around 3:00. i am thinking earlier than three as of now. but temperature wise today, we will stay in the low 20s, feeling like the teens if the winds kick up. the self-day forecast, if you don't like the cold weather, we have the warming trend in effect by the middle of the week. let's check the abc2ver traffic with lauren cook. >> reporter: good morning. that snow will make for a hectic commute and this morning we are dealing with several accidents. trouble on baltimore howard county line. a crash shut down the westbound lanes of frederick road at 9 mile circle. problems persist on 795 where there's an didn't along the northbound lanes at the off- ramp to owings mills. no delays southbound headed towards the beltway.

traffic is starting to pick up on the west side of 695. the outer loop slowing down from 795 down to route 40. here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road. inner loop nice and clear down to 95. but the outer loop starting to also congest as you make the push up to providence. heading downtown, no problems from white marsh on 95 all the way into the city. here's 395. we have a crash in the city right on howard street at conway street. you will want to keep that in mind. now over to you. reporting in the field can be a dangerous gig. check this out. a reporter from florida linda carson was working on a story about kids raising goats and finish praising a animal when. >> a love tap. >> knocked her to the ground. she was a good sport laughing the whole thing off but the scream is what sold the story. >> absolutely. i would scream too if a goat knocked me over. >> i could do it. >> do it.

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